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Book Lists

100 Favorite Children's Books

100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know

Best Canadian Books for Today's Children
100 recommended titles from babies to teens from children's librarians at the Toronto Public Library.

Children's Booklists
This site from Seattle Public Library has unique booklists grouped by age level, and a variety of subject and issues.

Readers' Zone
More Children's Booklists can be found under the Readers' Zone section of the Kids' Corner Page

Book Awards

Award-Winning Children's Literature
Search this site to locate award-winning children's books by genre, award, historical period and more.

Canadian Children's Book Awards
Look at current and prior award-winners in a variety of categories, on this site from the Canadian Children's Book Centre.

Red Cedar Book Awards
Young readers across B.C. choose the winners of these annual awards, named for our provincial tree.

Young Reader's Choice Award
Winning titles selected by children, teachers, parents and librarians in the Pacific Northwest, including B.C.

Books and Reading Sites

Canadian Children's Book Centre
Authors, illustrators, news, contests, how to get published and more.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
A good resource for parents and teachers, this site features reviews of great books for kids.

Born to Read: How to Raise a Reader
Tips on sharing books with very young children, plus recommended titles.

Introducing Your Child to Books
A listing of favourite stories for parents to read with children from infancy through age 12.

General Parenting Sites

Canadian Parents
A fun and interactive site for all parents. Articles, advice, quizzes, surveys, message boards, chat room, contests and more.

Families Change
Famlies Change offers parents, teens, and kids information, booklists, resources, and recommended websites about separation and divorce.

KidsHealth (Hospital for Sick Children)
A wide range of health information for kids from before birth through adolescence. All articles are doctor-approved.

Today's Parent
The online version of the popular Canadian parenting magazine, with lots of parenting advice.

Great Sites to Share With Kids

Great Web Sites for Kids (American Library Association)
A collection of amazing, spectacular, colourful and mysterious sites for kids, parents, teachers and others who care about kids.

FunBrain
Lots of useful and fun activities for kids, parents and teachers.

Homeschooling

A to Z Home's Cool
An incredibly comprehensive site with hundreds of ideas, web links, kids pages and more.

B.C. Home School Association
A central source of information for homeschoolers, including current news, support groups, web links and curriculum help.

Canadian Home Based Learning Resource Page
A resource centre and meeting place for parents who educate their children at home.

Internet Safety

GetNetWise
A comprehensive site, full of information on Internet safety, tools for keeping kids safe on the Web, and recommendations for good sites for kids.

Online Safety Rules and Suggestions
What parents should know about keeping their children safe on the Web, guidelines to selecting good websites and rules for kids from the American Library Association.

Web Awareness: Knowing the Issues
Practical information and interactive activities for parents, teachers and librarians are included in this valuable site from the Media Awareness Network.